Comments on my gaming rig

[animemeup]

Hello fellow enthusiasts,

 

I have been planning for this gaming rig for a week or so now, and would like to have some advice from you guys before finalizing the parts and building it. As a avid hardcore gamer and a coder that designs the applications/websites, i would like if my rig could run virtual machines, AAA games at the highest settings and photoshop and illustrator without lag. It would also be cool if it can run in 4k or with 2 1080p monitors  I will be overclocking this computer and would be running a 2-way SLI in the future. For now, this is how the rig looks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YvpMGX

 

I am currently residing in Singapore, and EVGA parts are very rarely seen in my country, so i would be planning to get those EVGA hardwares from Amazon or Newegg. My budget for this rig is roughly 2500SGD. This budget is solely for the computer, however feel free to recommend me and peripherals

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, animemeup said:

Hello fellow enthusiasts,

 

I have been planning for this gaming rig for a week or so now, and would like to have some advice from you guys before finalizing the parts and building it. As a avid hardcore gamer and a coder that designs the applications/websites, i would like if my rig could run virtual machines, AAA games at the highest settings and photoshop and illustrator without lag. It would also be cool if it can run in 4k or with 2 1080p monitors  I will be overclocking this computer and would be running a 2-way SLI in the future. For now, this is how the rig looks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YvpMGX

 

I am currently residing in Singapore, and EVGA parts are very rarely seen in my country, so i would be planning to get those EVGA hardwares from Amazon or Newegg. My budget for this rig is roughly 2500SGD. This budget is solely for the computer, however feel free to recommend me and peripherals

4k gaming not quite possible yet. And you´d want something like 980ti or Fury X for that. 390>970. Get a 980ti instead if you planned on sliing. Might be more worth just to wait for Polaris and Pascal though. Photoshop and such as well? Go X99 with 5820k.

[Herman Mcpootis]

No need to get an EVGA psu, singapore's sim lim square has superflower leadex and seasonic, can get those for convenience.

[Bananasplit_00]

4K is not happening with a 970, and i have heard that there are problems with 970 SLI so i wouldent do it. the PSU is way overkill to, get maby 650W or something if you want to be running SLI 

[Moonzy]

4k gaming is not do-able for a gtx 970

a gtx 970 is best suited for 1080p for now

 

for 4K gaming, you'll need two 980Ti in SLI to push decent fps at decent settings in AAA titles

 

as for gaming, the i5 6600K will probably do the job, the extra cost of the extra threads arent worth the small improvement that you will see

though the i7 should help when DX12 gets mainstream, but not sure how long that will take lol

also, slightly overkill motherboard and psu u got there

 

and hello neighbour

[ChrisCross]

17 minutes ago, animemeup said:

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this would perform better:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cBVTbv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cBVTbv/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($344.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Enermax Liqmax II 240 96.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($124.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($64.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($107.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.22 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($85.49 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1632.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-27 11:21 EDT-0400

[Bl00dgod]

you could buy a windows key on kinguin for like 15bucks

[animemeup]

Hi all, thanks for the kind replies. I am currently going for the GTX970 due to budget constraint. Would be getting one that is second-hand while waiting for the pascal 1080. As for PSU, i intend to get one that is 650W but a fellow HWZ(SG's tech forum) user advise to use a 850W one as the price is the same and Amazon recommended it for overclocking and SLI usage. 

 

21 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

4k gaming is not do-able for a gtx 970

a gtx 970 is best suited for 1080p for now

 

for 4K gaming, you'll need two 980Ti in SLI to push decent fps at decent settings in AAA titles

 

as for gaming, the i5 6600K will probably do the job, the extra cost of the extra threads arent worth the small improvement that you will see

though the i7 should help when DX12 gets mainstream, but not sure how long that will take lol

also, slightly overkill motherboard and psu u got there

 

and hello neighbour

dont really know how to choose a motherboard, so went for this one haha  since it fills my rig's theme well too. also hi neighbour  from m'sia?

 

33 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

No need to get an EVGA psu, singapore's sim lim square has superflower leadex and seasonic, can get those for convenience.

Thanks dude!  would look into it

37 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

4k gaming not quite possible yet. And you´d want something like 980ti or Fury X for that. 390>970. Get a 980ti instead if you planned on sliing. Might be more worth just to wait for Polaris and Pascal though. Photoshop and such as well? Go X99 with 5820k.

was thinking of going with skylake for future proofing.

[animemeup]

11 minutes ago, Bl00dgod said:

you could buy a windows key on kinguin for like 15bucks

Thanks bro! Will definitely get it from there  

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, animemeup said:

dont really know how to choose a motherboard, so went for this one haha  since it fills my rig's theme well too. also hi neighbour  from m'sia?

any z170 motherboard will do for skylake overclocking, if you're going black and red then msi and asus have plenty of cheaper options lol

and yuh msia

4 minutes ago, animemeup said:

Would be getting one that is second-hand while waiting for the pascal 1080

i suggest waiting for pascal/polaris and run your iGPU for now, save some $$ unless you're dying to game

5 minutes ago, animemeup said:

As for PSU, i intend to get one that is 650W but a fellow HWZ(SG's tech forum) user advise to use a 850W one as the price is the same and Amazon recommended it for overclocking and SLI usage.

850W is fine if you plan to SLI, but only SLI high end cards, dont SLI two lower tier card as SLI brings more cons than pros tbh

[animemeup]

 

6 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

any z170 motherboard will do for skylake overclocking, if you're going black and red then msi and asus have plenty of cheaper options lol

 

850W is fine if you plan to SLI, but only SLI high end cards, dont SLI two lower tier card as SLI brings more cons than pros tbh

Thanks for advice  any advice on how to choose a perfect motherboard? I am still relatively new to this. Will definitely be SLIing 2 high end card once i get enough budget for them. but for now, sticking with an individual 970.

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, animemeup said:

Thanks for advice  any advice on how to choose a perfect motherboard? I am still relatively new to this. Will definitely be SLIing 2 high end card once i get enough budget for them. but for now, sticking with an individual 970.

think about what you want to connect (how many drives, do you need usb 3.1 etc etc)

and then find a few motherboard that supports all those things, then you're done

make sure its z170 chipset and its SLI/CF ready for overclocking and dual gpu compatible

[animemeup]

4 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

think about what you want to connect (how many drives, do you need usb 3.1 etc etc)

and then find a few motherboard that supports all those things, then you're done

make sure its z170 chipset and its SLI/CF ready for overclocking and dual gpu compatible

i have done all those and come to the conclusion of getting the maximus VIII Hero, partly due to how it looks too  

[Moonzy]

Just now, animemeup said:

i have done all those and come to the conclusion of getting the maximus VIII Hero, partly due to how it looks too  

lol if the price is fine for you then go right ahead, its a great board, just that its expensive lol

[animemeup]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

lol if the price is fine for you then go right ahead, its a great board, just that its expensive lol

I have just done a quick look for similar ones, how do you think the MSI Z170 Gaming M5 and M7 fare against the Maximus VIII?

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, animemeup said:

I have just done a quick look for similar ones, how do you think the MSI Z170 Gaming M5 and M7 fare against the Maximus VIII?

motherboards are pretty much the same

its the features + looks that matters, overclocking wise, your chip would be the major factor, motherboard not so much

as long as they do what you want, then they're all good

 

that said, i still like asus boards for the fan xpert software...

[animemeup]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

motherboards are pretty much the same

its the features + looks that matters, overclocking wise, your chip would be the major factor, motherboard not so much

as long as they do what you want, then they're all good

 

that said, i still like asus boards for the fan xpert software...

Alright  Will look into the MSI boards and see what features they offer. Thank you!!

[Herman Mcpootis]

this will be better for the money.

cpu and mobo:i7 5820k and asrock x99 extreme4(bizgram) $914

heatsink:deepcool maelstorm 240t(lazada)$84+3*

graphics card:r9 390x g1 gaming(bizgram)$658

ram:corsair vengeance lpx 3000 2x8gb (bizgram)$170

ssd:transcend ssd220s 480gb(lazada)$164+3**

hdd:toshiba 2tb $97

psu:seasonic m12ii 750w $149

case:nzxt h440(bizgram)$205

OS: windows 7/8/10(kinguin/reddit)$30

total:$2477

*after Lazada app WOWAPP5 $15 off($20 min)

**after lazada app mastercard monday 10% off($25 max)

all prices not bracketed are from pcthemes. do ask around for price quotes and discount before buying.